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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Person-centered care"”.
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Person-centered care : using systemic and psychodynamically informed action research
… staff in recognising and responding to loss of personhood in a continuing care setting. The context of this study was a National Health Service (NHS) nursing home for the long term care of older people. Interventions used to support this development included the collection and sharing of …
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Medicaid Managed Care: Providing Compassionate, Person-Centered Care for Individuals Dependent on the Public System
Managed care has been historically criticized as having a focus on controlling costs, as opposed to promoting healthcare. This thesis will discuss how managed care, particularly for the Medicaid population, can be implemented in an ethical manner through a focus on person-centered care and a modern …
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To Know Their Stories: Using Playbuilding to Develop a Training/Orientation Video on Person-Centered Care
This study explores the experiences of health care staff and family members who provide support for people living with dementia and traumatic brain injury. Using a playbuilding methodology (Belliveau, 2006; Norris, 2009; Perry, Wessels & Wager, 2013) in which theatre performers devised short …
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The Impact of Perceived Communication Apprehension on Communication Effectiveness and Person-Centered Care Among Prelicensure Nursing Students
… apprehension on the perceived provision of person-centered care and observed communication effectiveness among pre-licensure nursing students. The specific research questions guiding this investigation were: (a) What is the relationship between perceived communication apprehension and …
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Perspectives of Individuals with Acquired Neurogenic Communication Disorders and Co-Survivors on Person-Centered Care within Speech-Language Therapy
… This discrepancy impacts implementation of person-centered care (PCC). Person-centered care involves incorporating the client and his/her family/co-survivors into treatment using individualized techniques. Previous literature found that PCC enhances treatment outcomes, specifically life …
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Effects of a Virtual Reality Dementia Experience on Graduate Communication Disorders Students’ Future Clinical Practice
<p>The movement towards providing person-centered care has been a topic of interest in the medical community, however, little is known about the facilitation of person-centered care in the field of speech-language pathology. Current literature indicates that speech-language pathologists typical …
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Patient Perception of Person-Centered Contraceptive Care Quality: A Mixed Methods Study
The quality of contraceptive care plays a central role in advancing reproductive autonomy, yet inequities persist in how this care is delivered and experienced, particularly for racially and socioeconomically marginalized communities. Person-centered contraceptive care, which prioritizes respect, …
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The Clinical Decision Support Liaison: A Novel Means for Support in Acute Care
The health care system, along with other service industries, has recently sought to serve patients through models of person-centered care. Bolstered by ideals of respect for autonomy and individual values, medical professionals seek to provide medical care that supports the well-being of patients …
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Perceptions of persons with dementia on what matters in making decisions about advance care planning
… in the United States is a prevalent disease. Persons with dementia (PWDs) often do not receive person-centered care at end of life because they are excluded from conversations between healthcare providers and family caregivers, and are often unable to communicate their wishes at end of life …
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Exploring the Perceptions of Cultural Competence Among Personal Support Workers in an Ontario Long-Term Care Home: A Case Study
Personal Support Workers (PSWs) spend a large amount of time with long-term care (LTC) home residents providing assistance with their activities of daily living. The s limited research on their perceptions of cultural competence presents the need to bridge this knowledge gap. The researcher …
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Connections: interventions to promote socialization and engagement among people with dementia
… are highly prevalent, affecting almost all persons with dementia at some point during the course of their illness (McConnell, 2014). These behavioral disruptions in persons with dementia are commonly associated with decreased quality of life in the person exhibiting the symptoms as well as …
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A Grounded Theory Study of Birthing People’s Decision-Making on Labor Pain Management
… Policy and practice changes that promote person-centered care and informed decision-making should be considered. These findings offer a novel perspective on decision-making among nulliparous birthing people. They can serve as a step toward evaluating the potential for an intervention to …
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A Novel Psychotropic Risk Assessment To Enhance Medical Management Of Patients With Behavioral And Psychological Symptoms Of Dementia
… (BPSD). Yet nearly 25 percent of all long term care residents take antipsychotics for behavioral disturbances associated with dementia as “off-label” use, despite their modest efficacy and FDA black box warnings (CMS, 2013). Expert consensus calls for non-pharmacological strategies as the first …
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Hospital to home : family caregiver perspectives of discharge transitions of seniors with dementia
… can be challenging for seniors and their caregivers. Seniors with dementia are particularly vulnerable and are at increased risk for adverse outcomes from poorly executed hospital to home discharge transitions. Family caregivers play a vital role in supporting seniors with dementia by …
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An Empirical Study of Health Professionals' Beliefs about Personhood in Dementia and Their Influence on Intended Patient Care
… to measure health providers' beliefs about the personhood of long-term care residents with dementia, and the influence of these beliefs on health providers' intended actions toward patients in the long-term care contexts. In Study I, a Likert-format measure of health providers' beliefs about the …
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Searching for the 'Good' in Physiotherapist Practice: Toward an Ethic of Care
… that draw on Joan Tronto’s ethic of care theory as a theoretical perspective. The second manuscript is an examination of twelve physiotherapists’ accounts of what constitutes a ‘good’ physiotherapist garnered from semi-structured phenomenological interviews. Seven themes were …
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Telemonitoring for Patients with Complex Chronic Conditions in Nurse-led Integrated Care
… a significant challenge to the Canadian health care system. The heterogeneity of patients with complex and multi-morbid conditions does not align with current models of care delivery. The system of health care delivery in Canada is built on a foundation which continues to be focused on single …
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Registered Dietitians' Perspectives on Healthcare Regulations Shaping Menu Planning and Mealtime Environment for Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia
In the United States, long-term care (LTC) facilities regulated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must meet federal regulations. However, there is a lack of research on the first-hand experiences of Registered Dietitians (RDs) in LTCs and their perceptions on the degree to …
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